A Multidisciplinary team comprising DPCI members, intelligence operatives, Special Task Force members, security company officials following up on vital information about a possible cash-in-transit robbery pounced on would-be robbers in Town Two, Khayelitsha early on Monday evening.
As the team approached the suspects, the would-be robbers started firing shots at police who retaliated. As a consequence, eight suspects were shot dead, and five were arrested.
On the scene, the police confiscated the following:
– 7X AK 47 Rifles
– 2X R5 Rifles
– ?1X R4 Rifle
– ?1X Dashprod Rifle
– ?2X 9mm pistols
– ?3X Improvised Explosive Chargers
– ?Numerous magazines filled with rounds of ammunition
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) detectives are hard at work with investigations and following up on additional information.
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